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Temple City to study pickleball hours and install noise-mitigation measures after neighbors complain
Summary
After a resident said pickleball play at Primrose Park wakes nearby neighbors before 7:00 a.m., the council asked staff to explore low-cost sound-dampening fixes, check municipal code and enforcement, and consider administratively delaying gate opening to 7 a.m.; staff will report back (including possible commission review) in roughly three weeks.
A Temple City resident told the council July 21 that persistent early-morning pickleball play near Live Oak/Primrose Park wakes her at about 6:30 a.m., and city leaders said they will pursue both physical and administrative steps to reduce noise.
Kazuko Yamaguchi told council members she has lived near the park since 1981 and asked the city to stop activity before 7:00 a.m.: "I don't wanna hear any noise before 07:00," she said. The mayor and staff acknowledged the complaint and said they have her contact information and will follow up.
City Manager Brian Cook said staff is examining low-cost, site-specific measures that can "dead en" or attenuate sound around the pickleball courts and is reviewing whether facility operating hours and municipal noise exemptions for municipal facilities need adjustment. He said gates currently open around 6:30 a.m. and staff will look at enforcement practices.
Mayor Pro Tem Chen noted the municipal code and existing service-provider contracts appear to treat 7:00 a.m. as the quiet-time line and suggested an administrative change to delay unlocking facilities until 7:00 a.m. "It does seem to be the line that is drawn," Chen said during the meeting. Several council members asked staff to bring the item back to the parks and recreation commission for public input if any policy changes are needed; staff said it would return an update at the next council meeting and that the commission meets in about three weeks.
Council members also asked staff to notify nearby neighbors of any administrative change and to ensure participant notice at the facility; staff said it would review code language about municipal facilities and enforcement and report back with options. The city manager also flagged that several neighboring jurisdictions are piloting noise-attenuation materials around hard courts and that staff is researching feasible approaches.
No formal ordinance change was adopted at the meeting; the council directed staff to return with findings and next steps.
